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TV-grab shows a gunman, left, who holds his gun against the neck of his hostage, while he speaks to a policeman, right, in Balzers, Liechtenstein, June 22, 2001. The gunman in the early morning shot and wounded a man and later on took a hostage. Swiss police chased the man in a eight-hour-chase across Switzerland. Police closed sections of the A1 Zurich-St. Gallen motorway during the chase for security reasons. According to the latest news, the gunman shot and wounded himself, the hostage could be freed without being injured. (KEYSTONE/SF DRS/Str)